The Microbial Functional Communities of Mollisol and Saline–Sodic Paddy Soils at Rice Heading and Harvest Stages in Northeast China by Jianfeng Zhang, Yuxin Yan, Dongxue Jiang, Shaoqi Huangfu, Hongyuan Ma, Lei Tian, Lihua Huang

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Circular economy of food packaging: cost and functional preferences of Thai consumers and restaurants in off-premises food services by Manatsikarn Cruecha-Em, Md. Julhaz Hossain, Anchalee Nuansri, Farhad Zulfiqar

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Turning Waste into Treasure: Functionalized Biomass‐Derived Carbon Dots for Superselective Visualization and Eradication of Gram‐Positive Bacteria by Ke‐Fei Xu, Zihao Wang, Macheng Cui, Yuhan Jiang, Chengcheng Li, Zi‐Xi Wang, Ling‐Yi Li, Chenyang Jia, Lijie Zhang, Fu‐Gen Wu

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Effects of Mixed Fermentation with Rhizopus oryzae and Lactobacillus fermentum on the Structure and Functional Activity of Dietary Fiber in Rice Bran by Kun WANG, Yuxi PAN, Zhi ZHANG, Hao HU, Mengdie TAI, Silu LI, Jing ZHAO, Lili QIAN, Feng ZUO

“…To enhance the utilization rate of rice bran resources, a mixed fermentation process using Rhizopus oryzae and Lactobacillus fermentum was employed. …”
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High resolution soil moisture mapping in 3D space and time using machine learning and depth functions by Mo Zhang, Yong Ge, Gerard B.M. Heuvelink, Yuxin Ma

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Association between albumin-corrected anion gap and kidney function in individuals with hypertension – NHANES 2009–2016 cycle by Hui Jiang, Xiaofeng Lan, Linmeng Zhou, Xiang Xie

“…This study aimed to explore the connection between albumin-corrected anion gap (ACAG) and kidney function in hypertensive patients.Methods This study utilized data from 1988 participants diagnosed with hypertension sourced from the NHANES database. …”
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The Role of Milk Oligosaccharides in Enhancing Intestinal Microbiota, Intestinal Integrity, and Immune Function in Pigs: A Comparative Review by Alexa Gormley, Yesid Garavito-Duarte, Sung Woo Kim

“…Therefore, this review aims to summarize the specific functional components of milk oligosaccharides from human, bovine, and porcine sources, and identify potential strategies to utilize milk oligosaccharides to benefit young pigs through the suckling and nursery periods.…”
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Functional Characterization of <i>PtoWOX1</i> in Regulating Leaf Morphogenesis and Photosynthesis in <i>Populus tomentosa</i> by Feng Tang, Minghui He, Shi Liang, Meng Zhang, Xiaowei Guo, Yuxian Dou, Qin Song, Cunfeng Zhao, Ting Lan

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Aqueous extract of Solanum americanum Mill. relieves functional constipation by modulating the enteric nervous system and gut micro-ecosystems by Xiaoyu Gao, Xiaoyu Gao, Xiaoyu Gao, Yanan Li, Yifan Hu, Yifan Hu, Weixing Yang, Lei Peng, Jun Sheng, Yang Tian, Lu Yao, Yan Zhao

“…These findings may contribute to the enhancement of the value and the efficient utilization of SA resources, laying a theoretical foundation for the development of laxative-related products.…”
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Determination of the fit growth curve model and relationships among growth parameters by nonlinear functions in Kaçkar hair goats by S. Yüksel, F. Yüksel, E. Sezgin

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Accelerated fatigue strength prediction via additive manufactured functionally graded materials and high-throughput plasticity quantification by C. Bean, M. Calvat, Y. Nie, R.L. Black, N. Velisavljevic, D. Anjaria, M.A. Charpagne, J.C. Stinville

“…However, high-fidelity testing of advanced mechanical properties such as fatigue strength, has often been the most time-consuming and resource-intensive step of material discovery, thereby slowing down the adoption of novel materials. …”
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Bioaccessibility and Functional Food Potential of <i>Equisetum telmateia</i> Ehrh. Against Diabetes-Induced Kidney Disorders by Timur Hakan Barak, İnci Kurt-Celep, Engin Celep

“…Following the in vitro digestion procedure, both the number of phytochemical ingredients and bioactivity parameters showed a considerable decreasing trend; however, the results are still significant enough to justify the traditional utilization of the genus <i>Equisetum</i>. This investigation demonstrated that ETE has noteworthy potential as a functional food for protection against diabetic kidney disease.…”
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Structure and Function Analyses of the Thioredoxin 2 and Thioredoxin Reductase Gene in Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>) by Tong Xu, Pei-Hua Zheng, Ke-Er Luan, Xiu-Xia Zhang, Jun-Tao Li, Ze-Long Zhang, Wei-Yan Hou, Li-Min Zhang, Yao-Peng Lu, Jian-An Xian

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Quercetin-Loaded Ginkgo Starch Nanoparticles: A Promising Strategy to Improve Bioactive Delivery and Cellular Homeostasis in Functional Foods by Yanyu Sun, Kaiping Cong, Tao Wang, Xiaojing Li, Tingting Li, Gongjian Fan, Dandan Zhou, Caie Wu

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Verifiable Random Function Schemes Based on SM2 Digital Signature Algorithm and its Applications for Committee Elections by Yongxin Zhang, Jiacheng Yang, Hong Lei, Zijian Bao, Ning Lu, Wenbo Shi, Bangdao Chen

“…A verifiable random function (VRF) is a pseudorandom function that enables source verification. …”
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Changes in Ecological–Production–Social Functions in Karst Areas: Insight from Guizhou Province, South China Karst by Rong Zhao, Kangning Xiong, Anjun Lan, Qiwei Chen, Zhaojun Liu, Fangli Feng, Nana Yu

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Assessing mesh size and diffusion of alginate bioinks: A crucial factor for successful bioprinting functional pancreatic islets by Carolin Hermanns, Rick H.W. de Vries, Timo Rademakers, Adam Stell, Denise F.A. de Bont, Omar Paulino da Silva Filho, Marlon J. Jetten, Carlos D. Mota, Sami G. Mohammed, Vijayaganapathy Vaithilingam, Aart A. van Apeldoorn

“…It was demonstrated that cell viability and functionality were maintained in all cell sources. This was evidenced by the observation that bioprinted pancreatic islets exhibited a response to physiological glucose levels. …”
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Discrimination of <i>Polygonatum</i> Species via Polysaccharide Fingerprinting: Integrating Their Chemometrics, Antioxidant Activity, and Potential as Functional Foods by Zhiguo Liu, Wei Zhang, Bin Wang

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Newly Isolated Priestia megaterium LAMA1607 for Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal: A Genomic and Functional Characterization by Maria Eduarda Castro do Nascimento, Letícia Coelho Montagna, Laíza Manfroi, Yan de Oliveira Laaf, Luigi Ferrazza Maiochi, Marcus Adonai Castro da Silva, André Oliveira de Souza Lima

“…Assembly and annotation were performed using CLC Genomics Workbench v.24.0 (QIAGEN®) and Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology (RAST)/Pathosystems Resource Integration Center (PATRIC) server tools. …”
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Benchmarking reinforcement learning and accurate modeling of ground source heat pump systems: Intelligent strategy using spiking recurrent neural network combined with spider WASP... by Sana Qaiyum, Kashif Irshad, Mohamed E. Zayed, Salem Algarni, Talal Alqahtani, Asif Irshad Khan

“…Ground source heat pump (GSHP) has recently gained a great attention because of its efficient utilization of geothermal energy for building cooling and heating. …”
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